An inspirational singer, songwriter, composer and musician, Sir Elton Hercules John is born on 25th March 1947. Music was his passion since his childhood. Eventually, John left his studies just prior to his A Level examinations to pursue a career in the music industry. In 1967, he met his songwriting partner, Bernie Taupin after they had both answered an advert for songwriters. They have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date and worked with several artist including Lulu and Roger Cook. Elton released his debut album, Empty Sky in 1969 and following that released a single, “Your Song” from his second album Elton John which reached the top ten in the US and UK , his first hit single. Upcoming years brought more success and he released a number of successful albums throughout his musical career including A Single Man, Leather Jackets, The One, The Diving Board and Wonderful Crazy Night. In his five decade career John became one of the best selling music artists in the world and has more than 50 Top 40 hits.

Moreover, Elton has also gained success in musical theatre both in the West End and on Broadway, composing the music for The Lion King, Aida and Billy Elliot the Musical. Philanthropically, John has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s. He established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in 1992 and later that year began hosting the annual Academy Award Party. In his personal life, Elton John married twice. Firstly, he became married to Renate Blauel in 1984 but they ended up their relationship in 1988. Since 2014, Elton has been married to David Furnish.